September 02, 2008, 5:22PM

U.S. Airlines have reduced carbon dioxide emissions by the equivalent of what 18.7 million cars produce annually, an industry group says. Domestic airlines emitted about 11 billion fewer pounds of carbon dioxide in 2007 than in 2000, according to an annual economic report released Tuesday by the Air Transport Association, the industry trade organization for U.S. carriers. That was... Full story »

September 02, 2008, 4:20PM

Wall Street succumbed to its ongoing angst today, giving up a sharp advance and turning moderately lower after falling oil prices failed to calm the market's nervousness about the economy and the financial sector. The Dow Jones industrial average initially surged by nearly 250 points as oil prices dropped as low as $105.46 a barrel on reports that the Gulf... Full story »

September 02, 2008, 4:15PM

ArcelorMittal's unionized steelworkers should know in about a month whether a new U.S. contract has been ratified. Negotiators for the United Steelworkers reached a tentative agreement with the company Saturday, two days before the existing contract was set to expire. The four-year contract, which covers about 14,000 workers and tens of thousands of retirees, needs a simple majority vote for... Full story »

September 02, 2008, 4:04PM

Juliette Reynolds was dreading the entertainment her husband, Michael, had arranged: inviting another couple over to their home to play a board game about finances. Parent Talk Location: Cleveland Heights Product: Board game about parenting by Babysteps Ltd. Employees: 2 Inspiration: A business opportunity that sprang from being excited about parenthood. Price: $29.99 Information: ParentTalkGame.com or 216-320-0602 The thought... Full story »

September 02, 2008, 12:03PM

A federal judge has dismissed shareholder allegations against Diebold Inc. that the company concealed the scope of its financial problems from 2003 to 2005. The order by U.S. District Judge Peter Economus in federal court in Cleveland applies to five shareholder lawsuits filed against Diebold and current and former officers and directors. Full story »

September 02, 2008, 1:00AM

People and industrial machinery suffer the same fate, functioning as both do in an imperfect world. We know what that means for humans. They can break or age and wear down. But whirling, pumping, lifting, cutting, boring and otherwise power-driven gadgets that manufacturers use to make things face similar challenges. They respond in familiar ways. Now, though, a professor... Full story »

August 31, 2008, 5:00AM

A compilation of recent promotions and hires in Northeast Ohio. DISTRIBUTION Applied Industrial Technologies: Daniel Cola was named director of financial controls and processes and Lonny Lawrence was appointed vice president of information technology for the Cleveland-based parts distributor and engineering and design supplier focused on fluid power technologies. ENGINEERING CT Consultants Inc.: Ashley Elber and Robert McNeill were hired... Full story »

August 31, 2008, 5:00AM

By Adrian Wright, as told to Plain Dealer reporter Marcia Pledger During August, Marcia Pledger is talking to small-business owners about the challenges of keeping a company's finances on track. I've been passionate about video games since I was a teenager, when I first started playing and making them. Several years ago, I hooked up with a group of... Full story »

August 31, 2008, 4:30AM

Somehow it doesn't seem fair that Shaheen is off relaxing in Norway while I'm stuck here watching her lead widen. The market remains nervous and reactionary as it tries to sort out the latest news related to the credit crisis, the direction of oil and other commodities, the extent of global slowing, and the significance of a particular company's... Full story »

August 29, 2008, 8:00PM

MONEY MATTERS A weekly column about personal financeQ: I was told that a local bank was offering a three-month CD with a 5.5 percent interest rate. That seems too good to be true, and I can't find any local bank offering rates like these. The best I can find is 4 percent for 12 months, and I'm tempted to... Full story »

August 29, 2008, 7:18PM

Cleveland-based HydroGen Corp, a start-up company developing megawatt-scale fuel cells, has negotiated a $2 million bridge loan, half from Samsung C&T Corp. and half from Federated Kaufmann Fund, in exchange for pledging all of its assets. Half of the funds are available immediately, the other half when HydroGen restarts the 400,000-watt fuel cell it was testing at ASHTA Chemicals Inc.,... Full story »

August 29, 2008, 6:36PM

The Cleveland-based Council of Smaller Enterprises and natural gas supplier Integrys Energy Services today announced a new one-year fixed-rate natural gas contract of $11.79 per 1,000 cubic feet, or Mcf, for COSE member companies and their employees in areas served by Dominion East Ohio gas company's pipeline system. The rate is currently the lowest fixed-price in Dominion territory but not... Full story »

August 29, 2008, 6:03PM

The United Steelworkers union plans to work through the weekend to negotiate a new contract with ArcelorMittal and avert a strike. "The possibility still exists" for a strike, said Mark Granakis, president of Local 979 in Cleveland. "But I'm hopeful we'll be able to reach an agreement." The contract expires at 11:59 p.m. Labor Day. Granakis said he plans to... Full story »

August 29, 2008, 5:54PM

A manufacturer and supplier of metals and alloys is moving its corporate headquarters from Cleveland to Mayfield Heights Brush Engineered Materials Inc. recently signed a long-term lease on 55,000 square feet of offices in the Landerhaven Corporate Center. The publicly held company plans to move its corporate offices, two product divisions and 125 employees from Cleveland's Collinwood neighborhood to the... Full story »

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